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I certainly did not pick at that up!

That's an excellent point and may explain why the guy wasn't able to make a rescue attempt himself. Also, not being there, it's hard to tell just how significant the upstream rapids were. I know that stuff that looks big and bouncy when you go down through it often looks pretty tame when...

I'm sure they were both shell-shocked and not thinking clearly. Swimming in cold water will do that to you if you are unprepared. But I agree that with the benefit of hindsight, an experienced canoeist should have been able to make a front ferry over to the dad. This is most visible at 2:42...

I just ran across a video of a guy and his dad in the Boundary Waters who had to use their spot to be rescued this past May (2022). As best I can tell, the 2 men (father and adult son who narrates the video and claims they are experienced canoeists) were portaging around some rapids. Before...

According to the Wikipedia article regarding fatalities, you are right. But according to the article you posted some of the injuries were while canoeing per this chart. https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(05)70375-6/fulltext The Skiing/Canoeing category is presumably water sking or...

A couple of thoughts. 1. A friend once said to me "the more stuff you own, the more it owns you." Not sure if that's an original thought or something he borrowed from somewhere, but I think it's right. Having a lot of possessions ties you down and makes it hard to move or move on when you...

Glass on Chesuncook.

I paddled the length of Chesuncook over 2 days when it was an absolute sheet of glass. I may be the ONLY person to have ever done so.

So you're saying there's no need for panicking over pannikin?

I can't accurately fill in the poll because negative infinity isn't one of the options. When I finished building my cedar stripper she announced she would "never set foot in that effing canoe." Only she didn't say effing.

Last Sunday I watched a large painted turtle take a deliberate 15-20 foot swan dive (turtle dive?) off the top of Violette's Lock on the C&O canal.

About as much or more than a new top end composite canoe.

You mean "Kayak Curious."

Polarized and floating are essential attributes. Been wearing these for the last 3 years. $65, so I won't cry when they break or get lost. https://www.rheosgear.com/products/sport-floating-sunglasses-eddies?variant=42588267905258

Yeah, need one of these!

In the seat configuration, not much, other than the Crazy Creek is narrower and doesn't have insulation in back. In the chaise configuration -- it's a big difference. But when you lean back in a Crazy Creek or similar, I find myself balancing on a pretty narrow area -- the seat rises. With...

I bought the Thermarest at the same time as the Exped and tried them both out (at home before the trip). Liked the Exped better and returned the Thermarest. I also hought about going the bigger tent and Helinox (or similar) chair route My 4 man tent would allow that. My 2 man not so much...

I know this sub-forum is for sleeping equipment. For me, the Exped Chair Kit has a place in the sleeping equipment discussion. At home, I never sleep flat on my back or side. It causes me back pain. I strongly prefer to have my head and shoulders elevated with a couple of pillows stacked up...

A day paddle for me is one of two trips on the Potomac River, usually with the local canoe/kayak club -- Canoe Cruisers Association. The Potomac runs right through DC and some populous Maryland/Virginia suburbs. There's a large whitewater paddling community here, so these spots get a lot of...

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